Strippers

In an effort to maintain the clean looks of my bike, I wanted to remove some of the logos on new parts. My bars, stem, and seatpost all have a black anodized finish, with screened logos. Has anyone used a paint stripper to remove logos without damaging the rest of the finish? Please don't suggest anything you haven't used yourself. I can go into Lowes and look at that wall of chemical goodness any time. But I want to know which one has been proven to work.

If you are trying to "maintain" the clean looks, then don't change a thing.

Paint stripper is powerful stuff--- and you are not really dealing with paint for most logos (unless you want to remove clearcoating, then the logo). I would start with your fingernail before pulling out the artillery.

Originally Posted by Brian

In an effort to maintain the clean looks of my bike, I wanted to remove some of the logos on new parts. My bars, stem, and seatpost all have a black anodized finish, with screened logos. Has anyone used a paint stripper to remove logos without damaging the rest of the finish? Please don't suggest anything you haven't used yourself. I can go into Lowes and look at that wall of chemical goodness any time. But I want to know which one has been proven to work.

If you are trying to "maintain" the clean looks, then don't change a thing.

Paint stripper is powerful stuff--- and you are not really dealing with paint for most logos (unless you want to remove clearcoating, then the logo). I would start with your fingernail before pulling out the artillery.

It's just some sort of paint that's been screened onto the anodized components, no clear coating. A fingernail won't remove it, but anything else will probably scratch it. As far as I'm aware, a paint stripper won't affect the anodized finish.

As a professional screenprinter, I can tell you that there are a lot of chemicals that will remove the logos without damaging the finish depending on what type of ink was used. Try rubbing alcohol first. If that doesn't work, nail polish remover should do the trick. Just don't leave it on too long or use too much, as it can soften some paints and clear coats.

In an effort to maintain the clean looks of my bike, I wanted to remove some of the logos on new parts. My bars, stem, and seatpost all have a black anodized finish, with screened logos. Has anyone used a paint stripper to remove logos without damaging the rest of the finish? Please don't suggest anything you haven't used yourself. I can go into Lowes and look at that wall of chemical goodness any time. But I want to know which one has been proven to work.

I've used Jasco to remove painted logos from black anodized parts. My intent was to remove the paint and the anodization, but the Jasco took the paint clean off without touching what was underneath. It took several applications of oven cleaner to melt the ano off.